«We will work with the school and the state to determine
the appropriate measure of student learning for this school,» said Education Department spokeswoman Erin Hughes.
Not exact matches
Likert scales are a way to
measure whether an individual agrees with or disagrees with a particular statement or idea, and a simple Likert scale
of faces with expressions ranging from a smile to a frown is an
appropriate way to begin the monitoring process, and will encourage
students to focus their attention on their
learning.
The Association advocates for the
appropriate use
of available data; minimizing administrative burdens to schools; and using
student growth
measures to accurately describe the impact
of teachers and schools on
student learning.
Alternate,
appropriate methods
of assessing
learning for special
student populations such as ESE and ELL to accurately
measure student progress.
Establish
appropriate and rigorous research and evaluation components in the development
of the process in order to
measure the effectiveness
of the program related to school leadership practices and their impact on
student learning.
Support alternative assessments to standardized testing as
appropriate, rigorous
measures of student learning.
Unless such tests are shown to be developmentally
appropriate, scientifically valid, and reliable for the purpose
of measuring both
student learning and a teacher's performance, such tests may not be used to support any employment action against a teacher and may be used only to provide non-evaluative formative feedback.Standardized tests, even if deemed valid and reliable, may not be used to support any employment action against a teacher.
Unless such tests are shown to be developmentally
appropriate, scientifically valid, and reliable for the purpose
of measuring both
student learning and a teacher's performance, such tests may not be used to support any employment action against a teacher and may be used only to provide non-evaluative formative feedback.
Proponents say the test data is
appropriate because it's one way to
measure what's supposed to be the ultimate outcome
of teaching — whether
students are
learning.
The content
of the standards and
of the SBAC tests is simply what test makers determined could be
measured on standardized tests, not what is
appropriate for
students to
learn or what fosters
student growth as readers, writers, and thinkers.
By entering the
student Quantile
measure and selecting the
appropriate grade level textbook, families can find instructional resources and activities that supplement the textbook lesson and support
student learning outside
of the classroom.